If Santee was feeling good fresh off their 86-44 takedown of Walthill on Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Santee Warriors were just a bucket shy of victory on Friday and fell 63-62 to the Omaha Nation Chiefs. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Warriors of the 63-61 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in December of 2023.
Santee lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Christian Torrez, who shot 6-for-11 from downtown and almost dropped a double-double on 33 points and nine boards. Tasunka Starlin was another key player, putting up 22 points along with seven rebounds and four steals.
Santee's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Omaha Nation, their victory ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-0.
Santee didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, an 80-30 win against Flandreau Indian on the 12th. As for Omaha Nation, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, an 81-51 defeat against Bancroft-Rosalie on the 10th.
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